Analysis of prevalence of PTSD and its influencing factors among college students after the wenchuan earthquake

Conclusions: At one year after the earthquake, the PTSD rate in college students in the severely affected area was high. The social support, psychological help and rehabilitation project should be strengthened to improve their ability to cope with the trauma. (Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health)

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ADHD Treatment in Children: Addressing Medication Concerns

ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders. Often before a child is diagnosed with ADHD parents may feel frustration, blame, and anger as a result of the problem behavior. Many parents struggle with the thought of giving their child medication. However, “best practice” is to treat ADHD with a combination of therapy and medication.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)

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Stimulant and atypical antipsychotic medications for children placed in foster homes - Linares LO, Martínez-Martín N, Castellanos FX.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to examine the use of prescribed psychoactive medications in a prospective cohort of children shortly after they entered foster homes; and to identify demographics, maltreatment history, psychiatric diagnoses includ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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Misclassification of suicide deaths: examining the psychiatric history of overdose decedents - Bohnert AS, McCarthy JF, Ignacio RV, Ilgen MA, Eisenberg A, Blow FC.

OBJECTIVES: The intent of a death from overdose can be difficult to determine. The goal of this study was to examine the association of psychiatric diagnoses among overdose deaths ruled by a medical examiner as intentional, unintentional and indeterminate ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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Suicidal ideation and self-harm following K2 use - Thomas S, Bliss S, Malik M.

INTRODUCTION: There is emerging evidence of adverse effects associated with K2 and similar synthetic cannabinoid compounds marketed as herbal alternatives to marijuana. Few studies were identified regarding the psychiatric effects of K2, including suicidal... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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Hospital care of suicidal patients - Cloës C, Haar G, Kautzmann S, Lips P, Provostic S, Sauze E, Swierczynski S.

The intrahospital care and surveillance of patients at suicide risk on an open psychiatric ward requires real clinical reflection. Based on the daily work of a multidisciplinary team, it is suggested that, ratherthan relying on a standard form of care for ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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Child Abuse and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Disease Risk

Background: Child abuse is highly prevalent and associated with increased risk for a range of health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, psychiatric disorders, and other health problems. Little is currently known about the mechanism by which early adversity confers risk for health problems later in life. Purpose: To determine if there are epigenetic differences associated with child maltreatment that may help explain association between adverse childhood experiences and later health problems. Methods: As part of a study examining genetic and environmental factors associated with depression, saliva DNA specimens were collected on 96 maltreated children removed from their parents due to abuse or neglect and 96 demographically matched control children between 20...

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When It Comes To Marriage Proposals, Young Men And Women Hold Fast To Traditional Views

Would women rather "pop the question?" Apparently not. With marriage proposals in the air around the new year, researchers at UC Santa Cruz report that both women and men tend to hold traditional views when it comes to marriage proposals. Young adults were asked about their personal preferences for marriage traditions. Overwhelmingly, both men and women said they would want the man in a relationship to propose marriage. A substantial majority of women also responded that they would want to take their husband's last name... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Association between depression and anxiety on blood pressure dysregulation and pulse in the Health and Retirement Study

ConclusionsFindings suggest that BP dysregulation, specifically hypotension, may be a useful indicator of anxiety and depression. Published 2013. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. (Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

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Lack of current implantable cardioverter defibrillator guidelines application for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in Latin American patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study

Conclusions In Latin America, international guidelines for primary prevention ICD implantation are not well followed. The main reason is that cardiologists believe that patients do not meet indication criteria, even though study data confirm that criteria are met. This poses a significant challenge and underlines the importance of continuous and improved medical education. (Source: Europace)

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The Trees of New Jersey

Here's to the lovely trees of Jersey, my home . . . town streets lined with linden and larch, . . . poplar and elm, flowered locusts scenting (Source: Psychiatric Times)

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PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio)

(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include fecal infusion for Clostridium difficile infection, persistence of cough, best injection site for children, and detecting alcohol abuse. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)

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Dietary Supplement Offers Hope for Schizophrenia PreventionDietary Supplement Offers Hope for Schizophrenia Prevention

Giving dietary choline supplements to women during the last trimester of pregnancy and to their newborns may significantly lower the risk for schizophrenia in offspring. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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Exposure to conflict-of-interest policies during residency reduces rate of brand antidepressant prescriptions

Psychiatrists who are exposed to conflict-of-interest (COI) policies during their residency are less likely to prescribe brand-name antidepressants after graduation than those who trained in residency programs without such policies, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

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Intimate Portrait: Terry Smolar, PhD

Being a Therapist features intimate portraits of psychotherapists in their own work spaces. An excerpt of his interview with Terry Smolar, PhD, follows. (Source: Psychiatric Times)

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